Thomas F. August

Thomas F. August
31st Mayor
of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 1978 – January 1980
Preceded by S. Lester Ralph
Succeeded by Eugene C. Brune[1]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward 1
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Committee
Ward 1
Personal details
Born 1926
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died March 9, 2005
Salem, Massachusetts
Resting place Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Alma mater Boston University;
Boston University School of Law
Profession Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch U.S. Navy
Rank Chief Pharmacists Mate
Battles/wars World War II
Korean War

Thomas F. August (1926 – March 9, 2005)[2] was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served as the 31st Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[3] August lost re-election in a three-way race with Eugene C. Brune, who won by 2,400 votes,[1] and Michael E. Capuano, who succeeded Brune.

Early life

August was the son of John and Margaret (Reidy) August.[2]

Education

August was a graduate of Boston University and its Boston University School of Law.[3]

Military service

During World War II and the Korean War, August served as a Chief Pharmacists Mate in the U.S. Navy.[3]

Death and burial

August died on March 9, 2005, in Salem, Massachusetts, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boorstin, Robert O. (November 7, 1979), "Mayor White Wins 4th Term, Trounces Timilty Across City", The Harvard Crimson (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "August, Thomas F.", The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), March 12, 2005
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Obituary; Thomas F. August, at 78, former Somerville mayor", The Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), March 12, 2005: c46
Political offices
Preceded by
S. Lester Ralph		 31st Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
January 1978 – January 1980 		Succeeded by
Eugene C. Brune